Table 2.
Amino acid profiles and protein quality of TMP extracted from Tenebrio molitor larvae with different pre-extraction treatments.
| Unit (g/100 g protein) | ND | MD | FD | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential amino acids (EAA) | ||||
| Histidine (His) | 2.29 | 1.67 | 2.19 | 1.5 |
| Isoleucine (Ile) | 3.90 | 3.19 | 3.81 | 3.0 |
| Leucine (Leu) | 6.50 | 5.08 | 6.41 | 5.9 |
| Lysine (Lys) | 5.24 | 3.31 | 5.02 | 4.5 |
| Methionine + Cysteine (Met + Cys) | 1.70 | 0.51 | 1.84 | 2.2 |
| Phenyl-alanine + Tyrosine (Phe + Tyr) | 8.50 | 6.06 | 8.31 | 3.8 |
| Threonine (Thr) | 3.70 | 2.68 | 3.61 | 2.3 |
| Valine (Val) | 4.65 | 3.72 | 4.39 | 3.9 |
| Sum of EAA | 36.48 | 26.22 | 35.58 | 27.1 |
| Alanine (Ala) | 3.53 | 2.95 | 3.50 | |
| Arginine (Arg) | 4.25 | 3.23 | 4.19 | |
| Aspartic acid (Asp) | 8.83 | 6.34 | 8.51 | |
| Glutamic acid (Glu) | 9.70 | 12.0 | 10.4 | |
| Glycine (Gly) | 3.69 | 5.43 | 3.60 | |
| Proline (Pro) | 3.49 | 2.84 | 3.25 | |
| Serine (Ser) | 3.34 | 3.14 | 3.24 | |
| Sum of total AA | 73.31 | 62.15 | 72.27 | |
| EAAI | 1.15 | 1.10 | 1.14 | |
Reference from FAO/WHO/UNU (1985).